Duke  University  Lioraries 


D03212069N 


SENATE,  Feb.  7,  1865. — Laid  on  table  and  ordered  to  be  printed. 


MESSAGE  OF  THE  PRESIDENT. 

Richmond,  Va.^  Feb.  3,  1S65. 

To  the  Senate  of  the  ConfederaXe  States  i 

In  response  to  yoiir  resolution  of  the  19th  ultimo,  I 
herewith  transmit  a  communiGation  from  tlie  Secretary  of  War, 
which  conveys  the  information  desired,  relative  to  "the  number  of 
persons  in  each  State  exempted  for  military  senice  by  reason  of 
being  claimed  as  State  officers,"  and  to  "the  number  of  exemptions 
and  details  for  express,  telegraphic  and  rail  road  companies,  &c.," 
and  explains  the  causes  of  delay  in  replying  to  previous  resolutions 
on  those  subjects. 

JEFFERSON  DAVIS. 


COMMUNICATION  FROM  SECRETARY  OF  WAR. 

War  Department,  C.  S.  A. 

Richmond^  .Tan.  31,  18G-5. 

To  the  Pmidmt  of  the  Confederate  States: 

Sir: 

I  have  received  the  following  resolution  of  the  Senate, 
referred  by  your  Excellency  to  this  Department:  . 

"  Resolved,  That  the  President  of  the  Confederate  States  be  re- 
quested to  communicate  to  the  Senate  the  information  asked  for  in 
the  resolution  of  the  Senate,  adopted  on  the  17th  day  of  November 
last,  as  to  the  number  of  persons  in  each  State  exempted  from  mili- 
tary service  by  reason  of  being  claimed  as  State  officers,  and  also  the 
further  information  in  response  to  the  resolutions  of  the  Senate  of  the 
9th  day  of  November  last,  as  to  the  number  of  exemptions  and  details 
for  express,  telegraphic  and  rail  road  companies,  &c.,  which  the  Chief 
of  the  Bureau  of  Conscription  stated  in  his  letter  communicated  t^N 
the  Senate  in  partial  response  to  said  resolutions,  was  then  l)^£ng 
procured." 

In  response,  I  have  the  honor  to  transmit  herewith,  a  report  from 
the  Acting  Superintendent  of  Conscription,  giving  the  itiforraatiofj 
called  for  by  the  Senate,  and  stating  the  reasons  wliicli  have  caused, 
the  delay  in  replying  to  the  resolutions. 

Very  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  swfvant, 

JAMES  A.  SEDDON, 

Seaetary  of  War., 


REPORT  OF  ST'PERINTENDENT  OF  CONSCRIPTION. 

'■'"''  Confederate  States  of  America, 

War    DF>rARTMENT, 

Bureau  of  CoxscRirTiox, 

Richmond,  Va.,  Jan.  30,  1865. 

Hon.  James  A.  Seddox,  Secretary  of  War: 

Sir: 

111  obedience  to  your  orders  to  furnish  the  information 
called  for  bv  the  following  resolution  of  the  Senate  of  the  Confede- 
rate States  of  the  19th  instant— "  Resolved,  That  the  President  of 
the  Confederate  States  be  requested  to  communicate  to  the  Senate 
the  information  asked  for  in  the  resolution  of  the  Senate,  adoi)ted  on 
the  17th  day  of  November  last,  as  to  the  number  of  persons  in  each 
State  exempted  from  military  service  by  reason  of  being  claimed  as 
State  officers,  and  also  the  further  information  in  response  to  the 
resolutions  of  the  Senate  of  the  0th  day  of  November  last,  as  to  the 
number  of  exemptions  and  details  for  express,  telegraphic  and  rail 
road  companies,  &c.,  which  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Conscription 
stated  in  his  letter  conniiunicated  to  the  Senate,  in  partial  response 
to  said  resolutions,  was  then  being  procured" — I  have  the  honor  to 
invite  your  attention  to  the  papers  respectively  marked  A,  B,  C,  1), 
E  and  F,  herewith  enclosed: 

The  paper  marked  A  shows  the  number  exempted  as  State  officers. 

That  marked  B  gives  the  number  detailed  with  the  express  com- 

panv. 

That  marked  C  shows  the  number  detailed  for  the  telegraph 
com[»any. 

That  marked  I)  furnishes  all  the  information  in  the  possession  of 
the  Bureau,  relative  to  the  lail  roads. 

That  marked  E  gives  the  number  exempted  as  mail  contractors, 
and  that  marked  F,  the  number  exempted  and  detailed  as  agri- 
culturists. 

Those  detailed  as  agriculturists  have  been  so  detailed  since  the 
publication  of  General  Orders,  No.  77,  A.  &  I.  G.  0.  (last  series), 
being  ascertained  by  medical  boards  to  be  unfit  for  service  in  the 
field. 

The  results  given  in  the  statements  herewith  enclosed  are  taken 
from  the  latest  monthly  consolidated  reports  of  the  commandants  of 
conscripts  for  the  several  States,  and  special  reports  made  by  them. 
It  is  believed  that  these  repoits  are  as  accurate  as  can  be  made,  as 
the  attention  of  the  officers  of  conscription  has  been  called  to  the 
requirements  of  Congress,  foi'  exact  information  as  a  necessary  basis 
for  legislation.  Every  effort  has  been  made  by  the  Bureau  to  secure 
reliable  information.  It  is  found,  however,  that  the  want  of  intelli- 
gence on  the  part  of  enrolling  officers  in  many  instances  partially 
defeats  this  object,  and  induces  the  commandants  to  forward  reports, 
which  special  inspection  proves  to  be  inaccurate.     The  information 


called  for  would  have  been  furnished  at  an  earlier  day ;  but  owing  to 
the  suspension  of  all  mail  facilities  by  the  campaign  of  the  enemy  in 
the  South,  the  reports  required  by  the  Bureau  were  greatly  delayed. 

'  I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

C.  B.  DUFFIELD, 

A    A.  G.  ^  Acting  Supt. 

Number  of  Persons  exempted  as  Stale  Officers. 


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Virginia,  -                    -                    ...  1,894 

''^                              North  Carolina,  ....  5,121 

South  Carolina,  ...                    -  ;M»7 

Georgia,  ....  8,229 

Alabama,  ....  1,330 

Mississippi,  ....  229 

Florida,  -                   -                   -                   -  119 

E  Louisiana,  -                   -                   -                   -  20 

E.  Tennessee,  -                   -                   .                   .  39 


17,288 


[B.] 

Number  of  Men  detailed  in  the  Southern  Express  Company. 


Virginia,                    -                   -                   -          *  -  9 

North  Carolina,         -                   -                   -  -  11 

South  Carolina,         -                    -                    -  -  3 

Georgia,                     -                    -                    -  -  19 

Alabama,                   -                   -                   -  -  6 

Mississippi,                -                   -                   -  -  1 

Total,  50 
These  men  are  detailed  for  sixty  days  from  December  2d,  1864. 


EC] 

Number  of  Persons  detailed  to  the  Telegraph  Company. 


Virginia,  -  -  -  -  93 

North  Carolina,  -  -  -  -  1 1 

South  Carolina,  -  -  -  -  13 

Georgia,  -  -  -  -  3 

Alabama,  -  -  -  -  0 

Mississippi,  -  -  -  -  0 

Florida,  -  -  -  -  0 

E.  Louisiana,  -  -  -  -  0 

E.  Tennessee,  -  -  -  -  0 

Total,  120 


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[E.] 

Number  of  Persons  exempted  as  Mail  Contractors  and  Drivers  of  Post  Coaches 

and  Hacks. 


Virginia, 

North  Carolina, 

South  Caroliua, 

Georgia, 

Alabama, 

Mississippi, 

Florida, 

E.  Louisiana, 

E.  Tennessee, 


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9 

2 

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2 

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477 

160 

637 

[F.] 


Number  of  Persons  exempted  and  detailed  for  Agricultural  Purposes. 


Virginia, 

North  Carolina, 

South  Carolina, 

Georgia, 

Alabama, 

Mississippi, 

Florida, 

E.  Louisiana, 

E.  Tennessee, 


Total. 


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1158 

285 

77 

362 

863 

296 

1159 

1420 

918 

2338 

1150 

62 

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662 

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25 

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